Historians compare today's polarized politics and federal immigration enforcement to the intense debates over fugitive slave laws in the 1850s, revealing striking parallels.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Historians, veterans, and Rockford residents gathered at Veterans Memorial Hall to learn more about the history of local abolitionists at a “Civil War Roundtable.” The event ...

MARIETTA — A 19th century abolitionist will be the topic of a presentation meeting of the Civil War Round Table at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 320 Second St. “Cassius ...

With the dismantling of slavery exhibits at the President’s House Site last month, organizers say highlighting Philly’s African American history and future is more urgent.

The South Boston-Halifax County Museum will host its eighth annual Civil War and Military Collectors Show on Saturday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, March 1, at the Factory Street Brewing Company ...

One summer evening in 1829, after returning to New York City from a voyage to Cuba as a cabin boy, Henry Highland Garnet — then just 13 — learned his family home had been deserted and its furnishings ...

Editor's Note: PBS has partnered with Mercy Street's historical consultants to bring fans the Mercy Street Revealed blog. Anya Jabour, Ph.D., has been teaching and researching the history of women, ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery, became a powerful voice for freedom. His famous quote highlights that struggle fuels progress. Douglass fought against slavery and for equal rights for all. His ...

Charles Sumner is best known as the statesman caned within an inch of his life on the Senate floor for speaking against the expansion of slavery. Sumner counted among his friends Ralph Waldo Emerson, ...